Doesn’t sound interesting, sounds nutty. If he flunks, all he says is. “Hey it’s not fair, I wasn’t given the same training & opportunity as Student A.” Sounds like YWG selection process is desperate or we have a failure to communicate. Friend who works there confirmed that the April course is for ...

Congrats on the opportunity MT. My experience is based in IFR control, but I’ll offer my two cents based on what I know, and hopefully it can help guide you to make a decision. Placement is always based on need and rn there is a significant need across the country for IFR AND VFR controllers alike. ...

YWG has begun rehiring those who finished in OJT and towards the end of speciality.
No news on when they will consider restarting Generic En route or terminal courses though.

To update those waiting; one of my friends controls at YEG centre and told me that formal IFR offers have started going out as of this week. Apparently there is a class starting early Nov in YEG and a small number of trainees have been recalled in YVR and YWG as well, again with classes all starting...